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WEITZ PARTNERS, INC.
ONE PACIFIC PLACE, SUITE 600
1125 SOUTH 103 STREET
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124
April 28, 2000
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities & Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20549
RE: WEITZ PARTNERS, INC.
33 ACT REG NO. 33-66714
40 ACT REG NO. 811-7918
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Weitz Partners, Inc. and in conjunction with the filing
requirements of Rule 497(c), I hereby certify that there have been no material
changes in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information used after
April 30, 2000, the effective date of the filing of Form N-1A of Weitz Partners,
Inc. from the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information included in
such filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mary K. Beerling
Mary K. Beerling
Vice President/General Counsel